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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

eschara

, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.

eschare

. See

(Med.)

A dry slough, crust, or scab, which separates from the healthy part of the body, as that produced by a burn, or the application of caustics.

Noun.

[Gr.] In surgery, the crust or scab occasioned by burns or caustic applications.

A species of Coralline, resembling a net or woven cloth.